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the faa over the weekend going ahead and instituting the sequestration cutbacks. essentially, this means about a 10% reduction for all the faa controllers around the country. so we checked with the airport duty manager at sfo,. he says no significant cancellations or delays in the bay area but they had problems at los angeles international airport yesterday. of course, that was the first day that the sequestration cutbacks went in and they were experiencing two-hour delays. so what does this mean? we talked to mario ianello who flies lot between l.a. and san francisco. is otr inconvenience for travelers. >> are you worried about any of this sequestration might cancel or delay one of your flights? >> not really. well, i'm more concerned about with the way the airline industry has been now -- i think they -- they have, uhm, made their flights either so full and cut back on flights, i think that's affected more of the schedule than really the air traffic control. >> reporter: they are actually not cutting back on personnel. what they are going to do is for these guys
the faa over the weekend going ahead and instituting the sequestration cutbacks. essentially, this means about a 10% reduction for all the faa controllers around the country. so we checked with the airport duty manager at sfo,. he says no significant cancellations or delays in the bay area but they had problems at los angeles international airport yesterday. of course, that was the first day that the sequestration cutbacks went in and they were experiencing two-hour delays. so what does this...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. say i willy to continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right approach. 40,000 ,000 of the employees at the faa are air- traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this furlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my call. tohought they were going control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off. could they go to a satellite gps system?
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say...
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. >>> an order from the faa, the problem that has prompted inspections of some of the busiest aircraft models in the air. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin tracking a change of the weather. he's back with the complete bay area forecast. >> up first developing news, the ktvu camera has just arrived at the scene >>> we have developing news from san jose at this hour an elderly woman has died in a three alarm house fire tonight and another person is missing. these are live pictures here from the home on south daniel way located near highway 17 and interstate 280. authorities say firefighters pulled the woman out of the house but unfortunately were not able to save her. another person may still be inside. the strong winds are making it difficult for firefighters and they had their hands full trying to keep the flames from spreading to other homes. >> the federal aviation administration has ordered inspections for all 737s nationwide. that plane is considered the workhorse of the airline industry. boeing makes three different versions of the 737 and more than 1,000 of those jets are cu
. >>> an order from the faa, the problem that has prompted inspections of some of the busiest aircraft models in the air. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin tracking a change of the weather. he's back with the complete bay area forecast. >> up first developing news, the ktvu camera has just arrived at the scene >>> we have developing news from san jose at this hour an elderly woman has died in a three alarm house fire tonight and another person is missing....
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planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found inside the building. we'll bring you the updates on this latest gun tragedy as we get them. >>> bells will ring at 2:50 to mark one week since the deadly marathon bombings struck and according to investigators the lone surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is responding to questioning. under heavy guard in the hospital he is undergoing brief rounds of interrogation apparently responding by writing his answers. the 19-year-old was shot through the neck in what some have speculated may have been a suicide attempt. despite largely republican calls to have him held as an enemy combatant, he could face federal charge
planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found...
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sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget cuts brought about by the congressional republican budget priorities. the gop can eliminate sequestration by approving a debt reduction plan that includes taxes from the wealthy through the closing of loopholes." "these cutbacks, with all the harm that's being caused to the traveling public, there's just no reason that i can see that justifies what's being done here." flight delay information is available at faa.gov. a bill will be introduced in the senate today aimed at banks that are considered too-big-to- fail. the legislation is meant to reduce risk at banks carrying more th
sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget...
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. >>> an order from the faa, the problem that has prompted inspections of some of the busiest aircraft models in the air. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin tracking a change of the weather. he's back with the complete bay area forecast. >> up first developing news, the ktvu camera has just arrived at the scene of this house fire. what we learned from firefighters about a woman pulled from inside. we are all reflections of the people who came before us. at new york life, everything we do is to help you keep good going. ♪ [ engine revs ] [ female announcer ] small... [ engine revs ] wicked... ♪ and now... ♪ topless. ♪ the fiat 500 abarth cabrio. ♪ >>> we have developing news from san jose at this hour an elderly woman has died in a three alarm house fire tonight and another person is missing. these are live pictures here from the home on south daniel way located near highway 17 and interstate 280. authorities say firefighters pulled the woman out of the house but unfortunately were not able to save her. another person may still be inside. the strong winds are making it dif
. >>> an order from the faa, the problem that has prompted inspections of some of the busiest aircraft models in the air. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin tracking a change of the weather. he's back with the complete bay area forecast. >> up first developing news, the ktvu camera has just arrived at the scene of this house fire. what we learned from firefighters about a woman pulled from inside. we are all reflections of the people who came before us. at new york...
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faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> bill: the bottom line is you can't have it both ways. you cannot say we want the sequester. we're going to let the sequester happen. and then bitch and moan every time the sequester has a real impact in the real world. which it is happening. before this, maybe it was just in areas where most people who are -- upper middle class or wealthy, didn't feel any pain. programs like head start or food stamps or meals on wheels, right. didn't affect me. because i got a good life. well now you know, you're getting on a plane to go somewhere and you have a two-hour delay serves you right. only one way to get rid of this which is get rid of the sequester and have some sensible cuts not just these mad across-the-board cuts and if republicans really don't like what's happening, get rid of the sequester. one other issue immigration. immigration reform has a head of steam because there are -- this
faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> bill: the bottom line is you can't have it both ways. you cannot say we want the sequester. we're going to let the sequester happen. and then bitch and moan every time the sequester has a real impact in the real world. which it is happening. before this, maybe it was just in areas where most people who are -- upper middle class or wealthy, didn't...
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. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the sequestration cuts. this morning 45 minute delays in los angeles. 30 minutes in chicago. you can see we're in a afternoon lull but we spoke to passengers flying across the country and experiencing setbacks firsthand. >> you have a schedule you have to keep on, get your connecting flight. i think it's rotten we're paying for the sequester. >> it's an inappropriate area to cut. travel is extremely important to the american economy on multiple levels and time is money. >> i'm worried about the amount of travel i have to do and delays and having to plan ahead for delays. so we'll have
. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the...
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, we took just a few moments ago, the helicopters have been asked to leave the area, there's now an faa flight restriction over there plant, up to about 3,000 feet. when we are able to get you more pictures, we will do that. this is what it looks like about now. i huang the to bring back the ceo of hillcrest hospital. we talk every ten minutes, the situation, every time it changes dramatically. how many people have now come in to the hospital. >> we now have a total of 66 patients that we have officially registered or seen. and many of those patients, 38 of those we would list as seriously injured. we're being told by the triage station that is et is up by our rac at the field, we are continuing to treat minor injuries there, they're being transported to our facility as well. and so at this hour, we were hopefully -- will not see many more serious injuries coming. because of the devastation i'm being told that exists there on the viscreen, it's hard to say what we can see for sure. >> glenn, are you aware at this point of any fatalities, you talk about some of these people being serious
, we took just a few moments ago, the helicopters have been asked to leave the area, there's now an faa flight restriction over there plant, up to about 3,000 feet. when we are able to get you more pictures, we will do that. this is what it looks like about now. i huang the to bring back the ceo of hillcrest hospital. we talk every ten minutes, the situation, every time it changes dramatically. how many people have now come in to the hospital. >> we now have a total of 66 patients that we...
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. >> neil: all i know is the faa is overall budget is higher than a year ago. >> that's right. >> neil: so there's been no huge personnel overall hit and a huge agency you can cut a lot of. >> in our editorial today, we pointed out they just expended $500 million for a program of sustainable cities. don't know what that money is being used for but i bet the american people are saying, don't cut the air traffic controllers, cut that program. there's a lot of flexibility the administration can be use. i think it's a political ploy, and you asked the question, who is going to win? i don't think the american people are going to be too happy with the president because he is furloughing. >> neil: such a pleasurable experience going to the airport. steve moore, thank you very much. one senator is offering the president a way around the furloughs. >> name one suspected terrorist, three public defenders, lots of angry taxpayers. @ >> neil: might not be an enemy combatant about dzhokar tsarnaev will be armed to the teeth. not one, not two, but three public defenders defending them, and the
. >> neil: all i know is the faa is overall budget is higher than a year ago. >> that's right. >> neil: so there's been no huge personnel overall hit and a huge agency you can cut a lot of. >> in our editorial today, we pointed out they just expended $500 million for a program of sustainable cities. don't know what that money is being used for but i bet the american people are saying, don't cut the air traffic controllers, cut that program. there's a lot of flexibility...
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seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the across-the-board nature of cuts. and in an agency like dot and the faa, because they're personnel-heavy, the effect of these cuts inevitably will be felt at the personnel level. congress can act. it could have acted in the past. it could have brought down the sequester and avoided it entirely. congress could act now to do that. republicans in congress could decide that the victory party is over and it's time to get serious about the economy, get serious about the effects of the sequester on americans across the country in a variety of ways, and either postpone
seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the...
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on yesterday or the day before the said we have known since september these cuts were coming and the faa didn't put thei hand until the last minute to say this would cause major problems. from what i have seen and you have better data than i do. the delays seem to be diminishing. monday, 1200. tuesday 1,000. what is really going on here? if it is possible, and again this is what we are hearing, that maybe some of this is self-inflicted, just a slowdown if you will. >> i have great esteem and regard for air traffic controllers. they do a very great job in difficult situations. it can be weather-related at times, different parts of the country obviously have more delays, but my problem is with the faa a not really addressing this issue. they didn't talk to the airline until last tuesday to tell what was going to happen as far as the furloughs for air traffic controllers. they gave the airlines no opportunity to adjust their schedules, and what that cause is the flying public to be really put in a situation where it is very disruptive. gerri: the democrats are blaming you guys, democrats ar
on yesterday or the day before the said we have known since september these cuts were coming and the faa didn't put thei hand until the last minute to say this would cause major problems. from what i have seen and you have better data than i do. the delays seem to be diminishing. monday, 1200. tuesday 1,000. what is really going on here? if it is possible, and again this is what we are hearing, that maybe some of this is self-inflicted, just a slowdown if you will. >> i have great esteem...
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they blame it on furloughs from the faa. the faa intends to cut 10% of staffing. that's to save roughly $200 million coming out of the $637 million that it needs to cut from its budget. now the board behind me shows we are with seeing delays of 15 to 45 minutes in terms of the departures. in terms of the arrivals we are seeing 30 to 45 minutes. of course that's due to congestion. we have data that shows yesterday more than half of the flights at this airport did experience a delay. in addition to some security concerns, of course, from the furlough, how this is going to impact airlines and the broader economy is a big issue. southwest estimates the cost could be $200 million a year for that airline. american, of course, a bigger airline saying that it could cost them $650 million a year. carl, a couple of caveats to think about. of course weather could be the biggest reason you see flight delays. we had windy conditions here in new york city. everybody was willing to point the finger at the sequester. the other issue, of course, is the fact that you have different
they blame it on furloughs from the faa. the faa intends to cut 10% of staffing. that's to save roughly $200 million coming out of the $637 million that it needs to cut from its budget. now the board behind me shows we are with seeing delays of 15 to 45 minutes in terms of the departures. in terms of the arrivals we are seeing 30 to 45 minutes. of course that's due to congestion. we have data that shows yesterday more than half of the flights at this airport did experience a delay. in addition...
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they are working with the faa to address this issue. provideurances can you about efforts to improve its communications with the faa? >> we are very far along. a newalso moving from system governing institutions that educates student visa holders. this will help solve the problem. that. get to the silent screen process. under the present system, applicants for asylum must undergo a credible interviewed to determine whether they have a credible fear of persecution in his or her county of origin. but the officer determines that they have a credible fear, the application is a long for further consideration. streamlines the process partly by allowing a screening officer to grants asylum immediately following the interview. if this were to become law, how department in sure they're adequately screen for national security threats? permit togulations confer with the state department to verify the veracity of an applicant's claim. to what extent do they use the authority? are other barriers that prevent this between the agency's? encies? improv
they are working with the faa to address this issue. provideurances can you about efforts to improve its communications with the faa? >> we are very far along. a newalso moving from system governing institutions that educates student visa holders. this will help solve the problem. that. get to the silent screen process. under the present system, applicants for asylum must undergo a credible interviewed to determine whether they have a credible fear of persecution in his or her county of...
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faa furloughs went into effect leaving fewer air traffic controllers on the job and we have more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: the delays piled up in charlotte. waits up to 75 minutes at baltimore washington and at all three new york airports. >> when you have cuts like this, it's not good. it's one of the very few jobs, i think, that should not have one. >> reporter: the faa didn't mince words, blaming most of the backlog on federal budget cuts. the agency said, the crunch forced it to furlough its air traffic controllers one day every other week. it saves the agency nearly $640 million, but the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and the early numbers show delays at baltimore washington anew york's laguardia, spiking fourfold over last monday. part of that could be weather related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c., all seem to be delayed from miami. but but flight tracker here on faa webs
faa furloughs went into effect leaving fewer air traffic controllers on the job and we have more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: the delays piled up in charlotte. waits up to 75 minutes at baltimore washington and at all three new york airports. >> when you have cuts like this, it's not good. it's one of the very few jobs, i think, that should not have one. >> reporter: the faa didn't mince words, blaming most of the backlog on federal budget cuts. the agency said, the...
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>> basically the airlines are saying the faa has other options. they can cut their budget in other places. the fax says no. this is how we have to go ahead and do it. the airlines have taken the fax to court over this of they filed a lawsuit on friday. there is no hearing date set for that. everybody is watching closely to see if the courts change the decision. >> what do you know about this newark situation, the flights having to return as a result of the washington controllers being, quote, overwhelmed? >> you have a regional air traffic facility that handle flights going from new york to let's say, florida. a lot of the flights heading over the washington air space were overwhelming the number of reduced workers there. they said we're sorry. you have to turn around and come back. >> what's next? >> next we'll watch what's happening in the afternoon commute. l.a., san francisco, san diego are all airports to watch this afternoon. tomorrow, anybody's guess. chicago, dallas, all airports we're watching closely. >> thank you very much. we greatly a
>> basically the airlines are saying the faa has other options. they can cut their budget in other places. the fax says no. this is how we have to go ahead and do it. the airlines have taken the fax to court over this of they filed a lawsuit on friday. there is no hearing date set for that. everybody is watching closely to see if the courts change the decision. >> what do you know about this newark situation, the flights having to return as a result of the washington controllers...
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ashley: outrage over faa furloughs and flight deys. lawmakers demanding answers from the white house. but those delays not stopping airline stocks from soaring. they're in the green today. we'll have all of that straight ahead. tracy: everyone is talking apple expected to report its first quarterly profit drop in 10 years. can apple do anything to stop the slide? we'll have a preview coming up. ashley: first at to the top of the hour, stocks back on track after a steep drop last hour. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. sandra smith is in the pits of the consider me. let's begin with nicole. i guess it as hacker flash crash of sorts, nicole. >> that is good way to call it. this is moment, whew, its all done. we made it through. look where market averages are. they are virtually where they were moments before we saw the market move into negative territory. the dow industrials up 130 points, a gain of 1%. like s&p 500, tech-heavy nasdaq best of the bunch. continuing trend we've seen three days in a row with up
ashley: outrage over faa furloughs and flight deys. lawmakers demanding answers from the white house. but those delays not stopping airline stocks from soaring. they're in the green today. we'll have all of that straight ahead. tracy: everyone is talking apple expected to report its first quarterly profit drop in 10 years. can apple do anything to stop the slide? we'll have a preview coming up. ashley: first at to the top of the hour, stocks back on track after a steep drop last hour. nicole...
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several people from the obama administration are saying pressure the faa. tell them you want them to find a different way to balance their budgets. it doesn't have to be by putting these workers on furlough. they could tighten their other budget considerations. we'll see what happens when it really gets busy. ken bastida, kpix 5. >>> the next time you're getting ready to travel, you can check the status of your flight on our website, kpix.com. >>> federal officials are delaying a policy that would allow small knives, bats and other sports equipment on planes. the tsa says that the policy change has been delayed to accommodate feedback from an advisory committee made up of aviation industry, consumer and law enforcement officials. the change was to go into effect thursday. >>> coming up in our next half hour, another terror plot this time targeting mass transit. where the suspects allegedly planned to bomb a train and their ties to al qaeda. >> everyone that saw it was almost in tears. >> how a bay area school sent a special message to the student injured in
several people from the obama administration are saying pressure the faa. tell them you want them to find a different way to balance their budgets. it doesn't have to be by putting these workers on furlough. they could tighten their other budget considerations. we'll see what happens when it really gets busy. ken bastida, kpix 5. >>> the next time you're getting ready to travel, you can check the status of your flight on our website, kpix.com. >>> federal officials are...
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governor scott from florida put out a message today saying c'me on, faa, stop playing a game. yes, usairways still the way to go. michael. >> caller: a super big boo-yah, jim, from manchester, new jersey. >> love it. i'm not that familiar wit. that's okay. >> caller: nine times over. with the recent bank of america stuff yesterday, what is going to happen to the stock when the federal reserve stops its qe and also, do you think the stock has potential to hit $20 above or above by 20 lean? >> there's a lot of mystery about what happens with the federal reserve stocks. i'm going to demystify. they go higher within they do get that's why the bank stocks act like total dogs. lots of people come on air and they real they say really stupid things. they're wrong, bulls and bears make money and lemmings get, well, aah. if it looks like a leming, if it smells like a lemming, they only saw their behavior today. i think it may turn out to be a gift in disguise. "mad money" will be right back. >> announcer: coming up, green? it's green week at universal. cramer has the companies that can
governor scott from florida put out a message today saying c'me on, faa, stop playing a game. yes, usairways still the way to go. michael. >> caller: a super big boo-yah, jim, from manchester, new jersey. >> love it. i'm not that familiar wit. that's okay. >> caller: nine times over. with the recent bank of america stuff yesterday, what is going to happen to the stock when the federal reserve stops its qe and also, do you think the stock has potential to hit $20 above or above...
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reporter: airline and pilot organizations are trying to stop the furloughs from happening by suing the faa but they are here and commercial flights really move flatly throughout the united states yesterday. but the real test will come together. that is because air traffic -- because of budget cuts all air traffic controllers must take one day off every two weeks. that means they will lose one traffic controller every day. santa rosa airport they were down at least one controller yesterday. folks there said they were concerned about safety and felt the government could have made cuts elsewhere. >> we are looking at a tiny percentage that needs if be reduced. it's ridiculous they can't do that. you and i can certainly if we want to take $5 off of our spending for lunch over a month, it's easy for us to do. >> reporter: yesterday sfo and ma theta san jose reported no problems. sources inside the air traffic control tower here said four workers were furloughed yesterday. we still have to find out how many are furloughed today. meanwhile 100 contract towers in small airports across the country
reporter: airline and pilot organizations are trying to stop the furloughs from happening by suing the faa but they are here and commercial flights really move flatly throughout the united states yesterday. but the real test will come together. that is because air traffic -- because of budget cuts all air traffic controllers must take one day off every two weeks. that means they will lose one traffic controller every day. santa rosa airport they were down at least one controller yesterday....
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there has been a lawsuit filed against the faa, but the case has not been taken up in court. the furloughs could result in delays or canceled flights for one out of three airline passengers. the busiest time of year for travel could be a little bumpier than usual. joining us from washington is former "new york times" correspondent elizabeth becker. elizabeth just penned a new book called "overbooked: the exploding business of travel and tourism." welcome inside "the war room." >> it's nice to be here thank you. >> michael: what impact will the sequesters have on travel to america? >> well, i'm not convinced that the furloughs will come about. i would say that president obama has shown a partiality to listening to the tourism industry. so i'm not sure it is really going to happen. i think there could be a change of mind. but overall america is just recovering from what the industry is calling a lost decade, where a series of idealogical arguments, and the 9/11 border changes really flattened out tourism for the united states when it was booming in the rest of the world. >> mic
there has been a lawsuit filed against the faa, but the case has not been taken up in court. the furloughs could result in delays or canceled flights for one out of three airline passengers. the busiest time of year for travel could be a little bumpier than usual. joining us from washington is former "new york times" correspondent elizabeth becker. elizabeth just penned a new book called "overbooked: the exploding business of travel and tourism." welcome inside "the war...
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police say the -- >>> if you have travel plans, you better start packing some patience, the faa begins its furloughs of 47,000 employees, that starts today. the department of transportation said to expect delays at the nation's busiest airports. >>> plus, drowning your sorrows may cost you some more. anheuser-busch, they make budweiser, they have been given approval of a merger with the makers of the mexican beer corona. the company agreed to a deal with the government that could ensure competitive prices. some experts think that beer prices, nonetheless, are going to rise. so, bottoms up. >>> time now for the weather, by the way, and we're going to go over to erica martin. from our new haven affiliate. in for ginger zee this morning. good morning. >> i'm really excited about this image that was sent to us by tim burgess. it's the international space station over stonehenge. so absolutely gorgeous. but we have a live shot over miami, a little stormy for today. unfortunately not looking fabulous, at least not for this sunday, and conditions will be rough out there. thunderstorms could b
police say the -- >>> if you have travel plans, you better start packing some patience, the faa begins its furloughs of 47,000 employees, that starts today. the department of transportation said to expect delays at the nation's busiest airports. >>> plus, drowning your sorrows may cost you some more. anheuser-busch, they make budweiser, they have been given approval of a merger with the makers of the mexican beer corona. the company agreed to a deal with the government that...
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some lawmakers complained that the faa did not say how all of this would be implemented until last week. >> we have been talking about reduction in available controller hours of 10 pierce for months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines? >> we told them that they should expect significant impacts at major hub facilities. >> well, lat at this da. everyone new that. >> now w. now the f.a.a. saying more than 125,000 flight delays yesterday alone were attributed to staff reductions due to furloughs, lawmakers are likely feeling pressure from unhappy constituents. among the suggestions today, targeting the furloughs to less busy airports but the f.a.a. says it cannot pick winners and losers, it's also been suggested it could cut less important parts of the agency's budget which the white house says is not correct. >> the law does not allow for the kind of flexibility when it comes to the f. auburn hills budget that some of these members, republicans principally, all claim it has. they should read the law. they wrote it, they should know what's in it. >> there are a number o
some lawmakers complained that the faa did not say how all of this would be implemented until last week. >> we have been talking about reduction in available controller hours of 10 pierce for months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines? >> we told them that they should expect significant impacts at major hub facilities. >> well, lat at this da. everyone new that. >> now w. now the f.a.a. saying more than 125,000 flight delays yesterday alone were...
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basically, they're treating the controller just like any other faa employee. not giving them any special preference because they're on the front line. the airlines say it's preposterous. there ought to be room in a budget like that defined other cuts. but i think the most telling thing is the administration did not go to congress and say, look, this nightmare's going to happen, fix this problem at the faa. instead, they're saying seem to be saying that the only way the problem with air traffic controllers is going to be fixed is if congress rolls back the entire sequester. democrats seem to think this is the best leverage they have to get rid of the sequester altogeth altogether. >> using travelers and air traffic controllers and air safety as political leverage. we'll see how that works out, lisa myers. thank you so much. we greatly appreciate it. let's go to chuck todd right now, nbc news chief white house correspondent political director and host of the "daily rundown." chuck, do you think if a member of congress decides to put a bill on the floor that take
basically, they're treating the controller just like any other faa employee. not giving them any special preference because they're on the front line. the airlines say it's preposterous. there ought to be room in a budget like that defined other cuts. but i think the most telling thing is the administration did not go to congress and say, look, this nightmare's going to happen, fix this problem at the faa. instead, they're saying seem to be saying that the only way the problem with air traffic...
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ghtthe faa has issued a temporary flight restriction over the area. the texas commission on environmental quality is providing air monitoring and technical assistance. the texas task force one has been alerted to provide structural collapse support. the union pacific railroad has halted freight service and local authorities have turned off utility service in the area, including gas and electricity. there is an incident command center and a triage center, but they have been recently moved due to fears that additional tanks could be at risk. fema, part of the department, has been activated and stands ready to assist texas upon request. the state fire marshal's office, the texas dps, other state agencies are also responding. the american red cross is working with local emergency management to identify shelter management assistance. activated ann fema incident management assistance team. three preliminary damage assessment teams, and we're also standing by to assist in any other way . that level c,ns which is increased readiness. we will continue to monit
ghtthe faa has issued a temporary flight restriction over the area. the texas commission on environmental quality is providing air monitoring and technical assistance. the texas task force one has been alerted to provide structural collapse support. the union pacific railroad has halted freight service and local authorities have turned off utility service in the area, including gas and electricity. there is an incident command center and a triage center, but they have been recently moved due to...
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according to g.a.o., 167 out of 434th flight training schools, 38% today do not have the required faa certification. i am told ice is often unaware when they revoke certification for flight training providers. i understand that ice is working with f.a.a. to thards issue. what updates and insurance consist you provide about ice's efforts to improve its communication with the f.a. toombings address this issue? >> i think we are very far along. by the way, senator, we're also moving from a new system governing institutions that educates student visa holders. this will help solve the problem. i will get to that. the silent screen process. under the present system, applicants for asylum must undergo a credible fear interview to determine whether they have a credible fear of persecution in his or her county of origin. but the officer determines that they have a credible fear, the application is a long for further consideration. this bill streamlines the process partly by allowing a screening officer to grants asylum immediately following the interview. if this were to become law, how would
according to g.a.o., 167 out of 434th flight training schools, 38% today do not have the required faa certification. i am told ice is often unaware when they revoke certification for flight training providers. i understand that ice is working with f.a.a. to thards issue. what updates and insurance consist you provide about ice's efforts to improve its communication with the f.a. toombings address this issue? >> i think we are very far along. by the way, senator, we're also moving from a...
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as of right now the faa has issued a temporary flight restriction over the area. the texas commission on environmental quality is providing air monitoring and technical assistance. texas task force one has been alerted to provide structural collapse support. the union pacific railroad has halted freight service. and local authorities have turned off utility service in the area including gas and electricity. there is an incident command center at a triage center, but they been recently moved due to fears that additional tanks could be at risk. theme, part of the department, has been activated and stands ready t assist texas upon request. the state fire marshal's office, the texas dps, the waco fire hazmat and other state agenes are also responding. the american red cross is working with local emergency management to identify shelter management assistance. we have within fema activated and incident management assistant jim, three preliminary damage assessment teams, and we are also standing by to assist in any other way. our eoc remains at level three, which is at i
as of right now the faa has issued a temporary flight restriction over the area. the texas commission on environmental quality is providing air monitoring and technical assistance. texas task force one has been alerted to provide structural collapse support. the union pacific railroad has halted freight service. and local authorities have turned off utility service in the area including gas and electricity. there is an incident command center at a triage center, but they been recently moved due...
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to say manpower, the faa designates employes and aircraft makers will see the safety testing of new planes. >> the obama administration says, it has seized 21 million from troubled of leg of his carauto maker fisker automotive. that's just weeks after the company laid off 3/4 of its workers, amid continuing financial and production problems. fisker had already received nearly 200 million, o 29 of the $529 million federal loan, before the problems which led officials to freeze the loan in 2011. it has pledged its assets as collateral. the government was given to the anaheim based company is part of an obama in ministration program to boost electric cars, and other advanced vehicles. the nation's biggest banks are rolling out the next generation of 80 atm s the latest model including features like video chatting with a live teller in getting changer paying your credit card bill. bank of america's new tellers is machines for example allowed a customer to swipe a debit or credit card, driver's license or photo id for authentication. then a light seller physically based in delaware or florida p
to say manpower, the faa designates employes and aircraft makers will see the safety testing of new planes. >> the obama administration says, it has seized 21 million from troubled of leg of his carauto maker fisker automotive. that's just weeks after the company laid off 3/4 of its workers, amid continuing financial and production problems. fisker had already received nearly 200 million, o 29 of the $529 million federal loan, before the problems which led officials to freeze the loan in...
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dea has been asking the faa to type the controls on hydrocodone combination drugs for 10 years. and yet the fda has dragged its feet. why is important that we reschedule these drugs and is scheduled to? >> if you look at the abuse that you see around hydrocodone and i would say all drugs but hydrocodone in particular the amount of abuse you see and the sery that abuse cases and unfortunaunfortuna tely the pervasive use of it in certain parts of our country, it seems to us that the rescheduling would beppropriate. hope to work with our partners at a and to ctte that rescheduli. >> while the current schedule for these drugs, and these are hydrocodone but they are labeled by give in, lortab and because there are schedule three, there is creating a false sense among some patients and even doctors that these medicines are less potent or less habit-forming. thereforrouse less code on painkillers which are scheduled two. as a result while most every opioid painkiller is a scheduled two drug or carefully regulated, america's most abused narcotic hydrocodone is missing from that schedule
dea has been asking the faa to type the controls on hydrocodone combination drugs for 10 years. and yet the fda has dragged its feet. why is important that we reschedule these drugs and is scheduled to? >> if you look at the abuse that you see around hydrocodone and i would say all drugs but hydrocodone in particular the amount of abuse you see and the sery that abuse cases and unfortunaunfortuna tely the pervasive use of it in certain parts of our country, it seems to us that the...
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we advocate, and what we think is the right solution is the faa, the government agency, they need to learn with those bodies. they need to learn to understand exactly what's being done in the different industries to deal with different threats. and that's how we're going to develop our own best practice. >> host: gautham nagesh. >> greg, you mentioned that thebacking industry is largely ahead of the curve when it comes to these sorts of things, likely due to the nature of the business itself, and like you said, the criminals are often looking for money. how would you say the broader employees of your industry, how successful would your education efforts be, would you say, and have there been any keys that could be applied to other critical infrastructure sectors? >> guest: i think the, you know, by and large, employees within the financial institutions, um, are fairly well aware of what's going on, and, you know, given over the last year increasing news about attacks on the financial system, the awareness has only grown. as part of every bank's standard procedures, employees are test
we advocate, and what we think is the right solution is the faa, the government agency, they need to learn with those bodies. they need to learn to understand exactly what's being done in the different industries to deal with different threats. and that's how we're going to develop our own best practice. >> host: gautham nagesh. >> greg, you mentioned that thebacking industry is largely ahead of the curve when it comes to these sorts of things, likely due to the nature of the...